Fitness Fun - Softcover

Foster, Emily R.; Hartinger, Karyn; Smith, Katherine A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873223845 ISBN 13: 9780873223843

Publisher: Human Kinetics, 2000

Synopsis

The 85 games and activities in this book will help you maximize fitness in your students and find activities that they'll enjoy. These field-tested activities help students develop one or more fitness components:

Cardiorespiratory fitness
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Flexibility

The easy-to-use coding system lets you know at a glance which fitness components are emphasized for each activity.

Fitness Fun is divided into three sections:

· Warm-up activities--short duration to prepare for more strenuous movement
· Quick activities--used for short periods
· Main activities--make up the majority of the lesson

For each activity, you'll find complete information that tells you how to perform it, which fitness components are developed, any additional benefits, and the equipment needed. And the unique Game Finder helps you find exactly the activity you're looking for. You can use it to quickly locate games to match your students' grade level, the fitness component you want to emphasize, or the specific sport skills you want your students to develop.

About this title

About the Author:

Emily Foster, MAT, is an elementary physical education specialist for the Portland Public Schools in Oregon. She received her master's degree in teaching physical education from Lewis and Clark College in 1981, and has been teaching and creating new activities ever since. She has also written physical education and fitness curricula for the Portland school district. Ms. Foster is a member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), the Oregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD), the National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE), and the Northwest Council for Children's Expanded Physical Education (NCCEPE).

Karyn Hartinger, MS, is a physical education specialist for the Reedville School District in Aloha, Oregon. In 1982 she received her master's degree in physical education from Portland State University. Ms. Hartinger has been voted Oregon's Physical Education Teacher of the Year for the elementary level and has been a member of the Portland School District Curriculum Committee. She is a member of AAHPERD, OAHPERD, NASPE, and NCCEPE.

Katherine A. Smith, MS, is a health and physical education specialist in Presque Isle, Maine. She received her masters degree in physical education from Montana State University in 1985, and has since written curricula for health, fitness, and physical education for school districts in Maine, Colorado, Montana, and Oregon. Ms. Smith is a member of AAHPERD and NASPE.

About this edition

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0873223845
• ISBN 13: 9780873223843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112